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John Lester Hubbard Chafee (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ f iː / CHAY-fee; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party , he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island , as the Secretary of the Navy , and as a United States Senator .
Oct 26, 1999 · John Hubbard Chafee was descended from one of the ''five families'' of Rhode Island, Yankees who ran the state before immigrants changed its political complexion in the 30's.
Oct 24, 2019 · John Chafee died 20 years ago today. The combat Marine in two wars, former state legislator, Governor, Secretary of the Navy, and United States Senator built a resume that has matched most anyone ...
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October 30, 1999
Web posted at: 12:27 p.m. EDT (1627 GMT)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (CNN) -- Sen. John Chafee was remembered Saturday in a funeral attended by President Clinton, about half the U.S. Senate and several other dignitaries.
The turnout of national figures was among the largest ever for the funeral of a U.S. senator -- a reflection of the admiration the moderate Republican earned during his four decades of public service, including 23 years in the Senate. Chafee died Sunday of heart failure at age 77.
Chafee died Sunday of heart failure at age 77
John Chafee was born on October 22, 1922. He lived in Rhode Island for most of his life.
According to his biography on his Web page, Chafee interrupted his college education at Yale to serve in the Marine Corps during World War II and took part in the invasion of Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
After his military service, Chafee graduated from Yale in 1947 and earned a law degree from Harvard in 1950.
He was recalled to active military duty in 1951 and commanded a rifle company in Korea.
Chafee served six years in the Rhode Island House of Representatives where he was elected minority leader. In 1962 he was elected governor, winning by only 398 votes. He was re-elected in 1964 and 1966 -- both times by the largest margin in state history. In January 1969, Chafee was appointed Secretary of the Navy -- a post he held for over three years.
Chafee started his Senate career in 1976. He was elected to his fourth term in 1994. His biography says Chafee "is the only Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in the past 68 years."
Chafee was chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. In addition, he was a member of the committees on Finance, Taxation and the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Chafee and his wife Virginia have five children and 12 grandchildren.
Saturday, October 30, 1999
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Oct 26, 1999 · “John Chafee was the link to a more bipartisan past,” said Ross Baker, a professor of political science at Rutgers University. “He remembered the Senate when the center aisle between ...
The surprise death of U.S. Senator John Chafee last night from heart failure has stunned the state of Rhode Island and robbed the country of one of our most distinguished public servants. Born in 1922, Chafee entered public life in 1956 by winning a seat in the Rhode Island General Assembly. He was elected Governor in 1962 and re-elected in ...
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Oct 25, 1999 · John Chafee, Rhode Island's longtime Republican senator and former governor who earned praise even from Democrats for his moderate stance on issues, has died. He was 77.
